Cost Estimator

Parker Hannifin•Mineral Wells, TX

About The Position

The Cost Estimator receives and evaluates customer inquiries for filtration and separation equipment and prepares bid packages for products that fit the division’s business model. The role may include selecting suitable products, preparing preliminary pressure-vessel designs, costing materials, and estimating labor. The position supports Industrial Process Filtration customers in North America and works with Parker’s global regional entities to support use of IPF products worldwide. The Cost Estimator may also manage projects from sale through design and shipment. The role coordinates with customers and internal drafting, purchasing, manufacturing, and quality-control teams to ensure project requirements are met and delivery is on time. It includes preparing and managing technical documents and project records, reviewing fabrication drawings, and ensuring final documentation is submitted and job files are closed.

Requirements

Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Knowledge, skills, and abilities representative of those needed to perform the listed duties.
U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, or other appropriate status is required for certain positions in accordance with U.S. import and export regulations.
Applicants are subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

Gather customer process input data.
Evaluate customer input and select the most effective equipment solution.
Design equipment to be offered and/or select a design from previous work.
Ensure product designs are within the scope of ASME code guidelines.
Prepare preliminary sketches, obtain material pricing, estimate labor, and submit bid packages, including proposals, preliminary drawings, data sheets, and other required documents.
Accept purchase orders, create orders from quotes, and send acknowledgements.
Prepare and submit approval packages when required, including engineered drawings, calculations, WPS/PQR, NDE/inspection plans, outside procedures, and other required calculations or documents.
Manage client data transmittals and record input and output in hard-copy job packages and SAP order notes.
After approval, meet with drafting, purchasing, manufacturing, and QC to discuss issues important to successful completion and on-time delivery.
Check and review fabrication drawings for compliance with project requirements.
Respond to client inquiries required for the project.
Redirect third-party inspections to the QC manager after initial contact and release.
Ensure final data has been submitted by the documentation manager and close the job file.
May perform project management duties from sale through design and shipment.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary optional life, accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance coverage.
401(k) plan with company matching contributions equal to 100% of the first 5% of pay.
Company-provided defined-contribution retirement plan with an annual contribution equal to 3% of pay.
Career development and tuition reimbursement.
Paid parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability programs.
Adoption assistance.
Care.com membership.
Financial planning assistance at no cost.
Supplemental identity protection, legal protection, and pet wellness programs available at competitive rates.
Paid time off and company-paid holidays.